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Big Picture: This week's images from the south

Scenic shots and beautiful wildlife all feature in this week's Big Pictures.

Join us as we take a few moments to relax and enjoy the beauty of Oxfordshire, Berkshire, Dorset, Hampshire and the Isle of Wight through the stunning images you have sent us.

Upload your images via BBC Weather Watchers or email us at [email protected].

EmmaH A brown duck and about eight ducklings, brownish and yellow in colour, sitting on a ledge.EmmaH
EmmaH captured this beautiful image of a duck and her ducklings watching the world go by in Caversham
Moxley Boscombe Pier photographed from the sand on the beach below. The blue sky is full of scattered white clouds.Moxley
A striking cloudscape above Boscombe Pier, photographed by Moxley
Andyblakemore Rows of boats on a wide scenic river that leads into the sea in the distance.Andyblakemore
Andyblakemore took this picture looking down onto the boats in the River Hamble in Bursledon
AndrewP A large swan on a path by a river, with a long neck, orange beak and black webbed feet.AndrewP
A swan poses for its close up for AndrewP by the riverside in Mottisfont
Gul An aerial shot of the castle set in green countryside, complete with a tower entrance, fort, and buildings inside.Gul
Gul took this aerial shot of Carisbrooke Castle on the Isle of Wight
Lucie Johnson Horses on a meadow, surrounded by mist.Lucie Johnson
Lucie Johnson snapped this atmospheric shot of the horses on Port Meadow, Wolvercote
Angela Looking underneath a long road bridge from a riverbank. Graffiti on the far end base of the bridge reads: '...And I Love You'.Angela
A heart warming message under Winterbrook Bridge in Mongewell is pictured by Angela

How to submit a picture

Upload your images via BBC Weather Watchers or email us at [email protected]. For inspiration, view some top tips from three of England's Big Picture photographers.

When emailing pictures, please make sure you include the following information:

  • The full name of the person who took the pictures (as this person owns the copyright)
  • Confirmation that the copyright holder gives permission for the BBC to use their pictures across all its outputs
  • The location, date and time the pictures were taken
  • Your telephone number so we can get back to you if we have any further questions
  • Any other details about the pictures that may be useful for us to know

Please note that while we welcome all your pictures, we are more likely to use those which have been taken in the past week.

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Pictures can be found on Instagram, on the hashtags #bbcsouthnews and #BigPicture

Terms and conditions

If you submit a picture, you do so in accordance with the BBC's Terms and Conditions and the BBC's privacy policy.

In contributing to the South's Big Picture you agree to grant us a royalty-free, non-exclusive licence to publish and otherwise use the material in any way that we want, and in any media worldwide.

It's important to note, however, that you still own the copyright to everything you contribute and that if your image is accepted, we will publish your name alongside.

The BBC cannot guarantee that all pictures will be used and we reserve the right to edit your comments.

At no time should you endanger yourself or others, take any unnecessary risks or infringe any laws while collecting any kind of media.

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